Method of making cigar-bunches.



S. I. PRESCOTT. METHOD OF MAKING CIGAR BUN GEES. APPLIGATION-IILEDAUG. 11. 1905.

Patented Feb.'9, 19 09.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SYDNEY-I. PRESOOTTFOFINEW YORK, N.

MACHINERY COMPANY, OF NEW YORK Y., ASSIGNOR TO INTERNATIONAL CIGAR N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

METHOD OF MA.KINGZGIGAR-BUNGIES.

i Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

Application filed August 11, 1905. Serial No. 273,725.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SYDNEY I. PRESCOTT, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Methodsof Making. Cigarmethod of making cigar bunches.

Cigars are now ordinarily made by applying a wrapper'to either what is known as a German bunch or a Spanish bunch. The so-called German bunch consists of a filler inclosed in a binder, the filler, in high grade cigars consisting of a number of pieces of tobacco crushed together and arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cigar and extending substantially the whole length thereof. In the cheaper cigars, the filler con sists of short pieces of tobacco, scrap being used in the cheapest. A Spanish bunch is customarily made by spreading outa series of filler-leaves in flat super-imposed form;

that is, one leaf, usually a large one, is placed upon a rolling table and upon this leaf as a base, others areplaoed one over the other and so on until a book is formed containing sufficienttobacco to form a'bunch. Where it is desired to make a bunch of the wellknown perfecto shape, which is tapered at both ends, the upper leaves in the book are smaller than the others and all of the leaves in the book are broken by hand in irregular shape. VVhenthe book has thus ing is left at each end, this recess or opening being formed by the longer leaves on the outside of the bunch. In order to produce the desired shape, another operation is necessary which consists in compressing or squeezing the ends of thelonger leaves. This results in the contraction of the air and smoke passages of the bunch to a greater or less extent. Further, in a plying the wrapper, the bunch is liable to e twisted at the ends. This interferes with the draft of the cigar when completed, and is frequently the cause of uneven burning.

It is one of the objects of this invention to provide a new method of making a cigar of the Spanish ty e, in which the air and smoke passages be substantially parallel and not contracted.

Another object is to so shape the fillerleaves that a bunch of the deslred shape and density may be made without employment of the skilled labor heretofore necessary in positionin the broken filler material of bunch is rolled up it will require no further operation in order to secure the desired s a e The invention consists in a new and useful method of making cigar bunches of the Spanish type, whereby an improved cigar may be produced.

In the accom anying drawings-Figure 1 represents in p an view a book of tobacco leaves arranged in accordance with the improved method. Fig. 2 re resents in plan view a way of assembling caves to form a core, which may be used. Fig. 3 illustrates a formed core, and Fig. 4 illustrates a bunch substantially completed.

In carrying out the invention, a filler-leaf, which may be a whole leaf from which the stem has been taken in the usual manner, or part of the leaf large enough for the purpose, "1s s read out fiat. Upon this leaf another si 'ar filler-leaf is placed, upon that another, and so on, until a book of superimposed leaves is formed containing enough tobacco to form a bunch. When the invention is carried out in what is regarded as the best Way, the leaves are spread out in overlapped form, as is clearly shown in Fig. 1, the leaves bein marked 5.

W ile the leaves forming the book might be shaped before they are assembled, it is considered more advantageous to shape the book of leavesafter they have been assembled, as described, the specific shape depending upon the form of the bunch which is to be made. While the book of leaves may be shaped by any suitable method, as, for in stance, by tearing or breaking the leaves; preferably, and as shown, the book is cut to shape it in predetermined contour, as indi which the unch is composed, so that when a cated by the dotted lines, marked 6, in Fig. 1. When the hunch is to be of the wellknown Perfecto shape, and as shown, the book will be cut in the shapeof a trapezoid.

After the book of leaves has been formed and shaped, it is rolled up to form the bunch, and it will readily be seen that if the rolling is begun at the long side of the trapezoid, the bunch, when finished, will be tapered at both ends, and that the air and smoke passages will be substantially parallel throughout the bunch, and not contracted.

The tobacco leaves used in the manufacture of cigars are usually longer than cigar bunches. It is well-known that the flavor of the tip-end of the leaf is superior to that of the butt-end of the leaf. While books might be shaped entirely from the tip ends of the tobacco leaves, and other books from the butt-ends of the tobacco leaves, thereby pro ducing two grades of cigars from the same leaf, as shown, the book is cut from the middle portion of the fillerleaves, the tip and butt-ends of the leaf being cut away.

/Vhile that portion of the filler material cut away from the book might be used for other purposes, when the method is carried out in what is regarded as the best way, the tip and butt ends, where the book is cut from the middle portion of the filler-leaves, is used to form a core of tobacco and the book is then rolled around the core. This core may be made by compressing the tobacco contained therein in cylindrical form, or by rolling the tobacco contained in the said core in convolute form.

As shown, the tips and the butts of the leaves are assembled, as shown in Fi 2, and then compressed into a cylindrical core 7 represented in Fig. 3. The core is placed upon the filler-book on the longer side of the trapezoid and the book then rolled around the core, as is clearly shown in Fig. 4.

It is well known that tobacco leaves when formed into cigar bunches burn more evenly if the end lighted is the end which was the tip-end of the leaves than when the butt is lighted. It is desirable, therefore, that in making high grade cigars the filler-leaves be assembled with the tips all lying in the same direction, and at that end of the bunch which is to be the tuck end, or that which is lighted when the cigar is completed. The main veins of the tobacco are inclined to ward the tip. In carrying out this invention, therefore, the leaves are spread out in flat superimposed form with the veins of the tobacco all inclined in the same direction, and, when a core of tobacco is formed, the veins of the tobacco contained in the core will lie in the same direction as those of the book. By inspection of Figs. 1 and 2, it will readily be seen how this is accomplished.

It will be. readily understood that no com pression is necessary to shape a bunch made 1 in accordance with the method described and therefore that the smoke passages are not contracted or choked. Further, it will be seen that there is no liability of twisting the ends of such bunches when the wrappers are applied.

What is claimed is:

1. The method of making cigar bunches which consists in first making a book by spreading a series of filler-leaves in. flat overlapped form and then rolling the book.

2. The method of making cig: bunches which consists in first making a book by spreading a series of filler leaves in fiat overlapped form, then shaping the book, and then rolling the shaped book.

3. The method of making cigar bunches which consists in first making a book by spreading a series of filler-leaves in fiat overlapped form, then cutting the book so formed to shape it, and then rolling the shaped book.

4. The method of making cigar bunches which consists in first making a book by spreading a series of filler-leaves in flat overlapped ferm, then positioning a core of tobacco on one side of the book, and then rolling the book around the core.

5. The method of making cigar bunches which consists in first making a book by spreading a series of filler-leaves in fiat overlapped form, then shaping the book, then positioning a core of tobacco on one side of the book, and then rolling the book around the core.

6. The method of making cigar bunches which consists in first making a book by spreading a series of filler-leaves in llat overlapped form, then cutting the book so formed to shape it, then positioning a core of tobacco on one side of the book, and then rolling the book around the core.

7. The method of making cigar bunches which consists in first making a book by spreading a series of filler leaves in fiat overlapped form, then positioning a core of tobacco on one side of the book with the veins of the tobacco contained therein lying in the same direction as those of the book, and then rolling the book around the core.

8. The method of making cigar bunches which consists in first making a book by spreading a series of filler-leaves in ilat overlapped form, then shaping the book, then positioning a core of tobacco on one side of the book with the veins'of the tobacco contained therein lying in the same direction as those of the book, and then rolling the book around the core.

9. The method of making cigar bunches which consists in first making a book by spreading a series of filler leaves in flat superimposed form, then positioning a core of tobacco on one side of the book, and then rolling the book around the core.

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10. The method of making cigar bunches In testimony whereof, I have hereunto which consists in first making a book by set my hand, in the presence of two sub- 13 spreading a series of filler; leaves in flat superscribing witnesses. imposed form, then positioning a core of tobacco on one side of the book with the SYDNEY PRESCOTT veins of the tobacco contained therein lying Witnesses: in the same direction as those of the book, AUGUSTA WHITE,

and then rolling the book around the core. J. A. GRAVES. 

